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Delay discounting, genetic sensitivity, and leukocyte telomere length.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 8 Mar 2016
Yim Onn-Siong, Zhang Xing, Shalev Idan, Monakhov Mikhail, Zhong Songfa, Hsu Ming, Chew Soo Hong, Lai Poh San, Ebstein Richard P
Abstract excerpt
In a graying world, there is an increasing interest in correlates of aging, especially those found in early life. Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is an emerging marker of aging at the cellular level, but little is known regarding its link with poor decision making that often entails being overly impatient. Here we investigate the relationship between LTL and the degree of impatience, which is measured in the...
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